Republican self-destruction

Rick Holmes

Saturday

Sep 28, 2013 at 12:20 PMSep 28, 2013 at 3:08 PM

Political realists of all persuasions realized Hispanic voters were the key to Republican success for at least 10 years. Karl Rove made it part of George W. Bush’s strategy, as governor and president. A new poll of Hispanic voters shows how totally they have failed:

As the NYT reports:

“More than 6 in 10 Hispanic respondents said they felt closer to the Democratic Party than they had in the past, while only 3 in 10 said they felt closer to the Republican Party. When Hispanics were asked to offer descriptions of the parties, 48 percent of the responses about the Republicans were negative associations like “intolerant” and “out of touch,” while 22 percent of the responses for the Democrats were negative.

“The outlook for Republicans has grown increasingly negative since 2004, when President George W. Bush won re-election with 44 percent of the Hispanic vote. The survey, released Friday by the Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit research group in Washington, found that 56 percent of registered Hispanic voters identified with the Democrats, while 19 percent said they identified with Republicans, and 19 percent as independents.”

The immigration reform bill, approved by the Senate, languishes in the House, going nowhere.

Speaking of the House, Republican leaders, responding to their wacko bird members, are expanding their hostage note. They willing to pay the nation’s bills in return for delaying Obamacare, approving the Keystone Pipeline, rolling back environmental regulations, defund the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and stopping new rules on greenhouse gas emissions.

Instead of getting more sane, the tea party Republicans are getting crazier. You might say the future of the Republican Party rests in John Boehner’s trembling hands. What’s the likelihood of the next few weeks not ending in disaster?

Political realists of all persuasions realized Hispanic voters were the key to Republican success for at least 10 years. Karl Rove made it part of George W. Bush’s strategy, as governor and president. A new poll of Hispanic voters shows how totally they have failed:

As the NYT reports:

“More than 6 in 10 Hispanic respondents said they felt closer to the Democratic Party than they had in the past, while only 3 in 10 said they felt closer to the Republican Party. When Hispanics were asked to offer descriptions of the parties, 48 percent of the responses about the Republicans were negative associations like “intolerant” and “out of touch,” while 22 percent of the responses for the Democrats were negative.

“The outlook for Republicans has grown increasingly negative since 2004, when President George W. Bush won re-election with 44 percent of the Hispanic vote. The survey, released Friday by the Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit research group in Washington, found that 56 percent of registered Hispanic voters identified with the Democrats, while 19 percent said they identified with Republicans, and 19 percent as independents.”

The immigration reform bill, approved by the Senate, languishes in the House, going nowhere.

Speaking of the House, Republican leaders, responding to their wacko bird members, are expanding their hostage note. They willing to pay the nation’s bills in return for delaying Obamacare, approving the Keystone Pipeline, rolling back environmental regulations, defund the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and stopping new rules on greenhouse gas emissions.

Instead of getting more sane, the tea party Republicans are getting crazier. You might say the future of the Republican Party rests in John Boehner’s trembling hands. What’s the likelihood of the next few weeks not ending in disaster?

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